The problem with writing anything about myself is that if I decide to make a reference to a currently airing anime, it'll be out-of-date in six months when anyone bothers to read this. So I'll just write something timeless in here like "I wish I were a bird". Sorrow-kun
The problem with writing anything about myself is that if I decide to make a reference to a currently airing anime, it'll be out-of-date in six months when anyone bothers to read this. So I'll just write something timeless in here like "I wish I were a bird". About the lack of new posts
It’s the busy review writing period, so most of the activity in the next couple of weeks will be on the front page. Just today we’ve published reviews of the recently finished Nodame Cantabile ~Paris Chapter~ and Detroit Metal City, which ended in October, and we’ve got reviews of Kannagi, Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka, [...]
Trying to Understand an Alternative Approach Towards Anime Commentary
This post is basically a reply to a response to a comment I made on a blog post on When Anime Past Meets Present. Kaoishin Sama (whose reputation precedes him) basically made a troll post that I fell for (as he put it) “hook, line and sinker”. We, I guess, share a lengthy [...]
2008’s pleasant surprises
It’s hard to make head or tail of 2008 as a year at this point, and that’s something I don’t intend to tackle until our annual review (coming to a NHRV near you soon). And while the year didn’t deliver any titles that I’d call an outright masterpiece (which is pretty disappointing), there were [...]
Songs to make you feel like you’re always super special
zzeroparticle recently panned the ED theme of Chaos;Head, “Super Special” by Seira Kagami, in a review he posted on the Anime Instrumentality Blog. Now I can understand why he gave it a bad rating, he outlined a reasonable enough justification based on the bizarre, nonsensical lyrics and some rather noticeable technical shortcomings, but, while [...]
Anime fans still lean left, right?
This is one of the few times I’ve commented on other anime writers. Zac Bertschy’s reign as ANN’s Answerman is over after he stepped down, which I’d say is for the best. As he said in his post, he’s burned out, and the signs of this burn out have been apparent for a [...]
